Video Games Live to invade JFK Center for the Performing Arts

There’s nothing like videogame music, really. From the simple mono thumpings of Space Invaders, made specifically to sound like a rapidly-beating human heart, to the epic, mountain-shaking chorus of an orchestra as you slay your very first colossus – it evokes a level of emotion that no other music form can even hope to emulate. It’s an experience that’s meant to be shared, definitely.

Video Games Live, an immersive concert event currently taking the world by storm, hopes to do exactly that, performing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Not for one, but for two performances (June 29 and 30) of nothing but classic and contemporary video game pieces any fan will surely recognize.

While the fact of VGL actually playing at a national monument alone is already big news, the even bigger breakthrough is that it’s going to be the first time video game music to be performed at a live audience in Washington DC – and co-creators Jack Wall and Tommy Tallarico can’t stop gushing about it. The latter even gave a hint as to who would be strutting down the red carpet at the event, saying:

We’ve already started inviting as many local politicians and their families as possible. It’s important for us to show everyone how incredibly creative, artistic and significant video games and the culture surrounding them have become.

Politicians, you say? Here’s hoping a particular someone actually made it into the guest list, so he sees (and hears) how games aren’t as bad as he makes them out to be. It’s a long shot, but there’s no harm in dreaming, is there?

You can check out the read link for more info about this spectacular event.

There’s nothing like videogame music, really. From the simple mono thumpings of Space Invaders, made specifically to sound like a rapidly-beating human heart, to the epic, mountain-shaking chorus of an orchestra as you slay your very first colossus – it evokes a level of emotion that no other music form can even hope to emulate. It’s an experience that’s meant to be shared, definitely.

Video Games Live, an immersive concert event currently taking the world by storm, hopes to do exactly that, performing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Not for one, but for two performances (June 29 and 30) of nothing but classic and contemporary video game pieces any fan will surely recognize.

While the fact of VGL actually playing at a national monument alone is already big news, the even bigger breakthrough is that it’s going to be the first time video game music to be performed at a live audience in Washington DC – and co-creators Jack Wall and Tommy Tallarico can’t stop gushing about it. The latter even gave a hint as to who would be strutting down the red carpet at the event, saying:

We’ve already started inviting as many local politicians and their families as possible. It’s important for us to show everyone how incredibly creative, artistic and significant video games and the culture surrounding them have become.

Politicians, you say? Here’s hoping a particular someone actually made it into the guest list, so he sees (and hears) how games aren’t as bad as he makes them out to be. It’s a long shot, but there’s no harm in dreaming, is there?

You can check out the read link for more info about this spectacular event.